Japanese general election, March 1894

Japanese general election, March 1894

1 March 1894

All 300 seats to the House of Representatives
151 seats were needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Itagaki Taisuke Ōkuma Shigenobu Shinagawa Yajirō
Party Jiyutō Rikken Kaishintō Kokumin Kyōkai
Last election 94 38  
Seats won 120 60 35
Seat change Increase26 Increase22  

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Dōshi Dōmei
Leader    
Party Dōshi Club Dōmei Club
Last election    
Seats won 24 18
Seat change    


Prime Minister before election

Itō_Hirobumi
Independent

Subsequent Prime Minister

Itō_Hirobumi
Independent

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General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1894.[1] The Jiyūtō remained the largest party, winning 120 of the 300 seats.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Jiyūtō120+26
Rikken Kaishintō60+22
Kokumin Kyōkai35New
Dōshi Club24New
Dōmei Club18New
Dai-Nippon Association9New
Independents34–10
Total3000

References

  1. Marcus Bourne Huish (1970) Fifty years of new Japan, Smith, Elder, p170
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